Abdoulaye Ndiaye (footballer)

Abdoulaye Niakhaté Ndiaye (born 10 April 2002) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Troyes and the Senegal national team.

Club career
A youth product of Dakar Sacré-Cœur, Ndiaye signed with the youth academy of Lyon in 2020. On 16 June 2022, he signed on loan with Ligue 2 side Bastia. He made his professional debut with Bastia in a 4–1 league win over Niort on 6 August 2022, a game in which he scored from a header.

On 20 July 2023, Ndiaye signed for Ligue 2 club Troyes on a five-year contract. Lyon received a transfer fee of €3.5 million, in addition to a 20% sell-on clause.

International career
On 1 September 2023, Ndiaye received his first call-up to the Senegal national team.

In December 2023, he was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast.